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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to begin from where Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud left and state as follows: We have been here long enough and no Committee has made a finding that a project or any activity is a criminal enterprise. A criminal enterprise is perpetuated by criminals. Allow me to say that while I applaud this Committee, there are certain fundamental questions which they should have answered. These questions are as follows and I would like them to take notes: Who signed the contracts? Who negotiated the contracts? It is a person. Who was the CS at the time the contract was negotiated? Who was the CS at the time it was varied? Who was the lawyer at the time this was negotiated? Who is the person in the Ministry of Health who negotiated with these lawyers? Who is the person who procured PKF Kenya? Who is the person who approved the payment of PKF Kenya after three days? Mr. Speaker, Sir, these questions cannot be answered in the manner the Committee has answered them. This is what I call powdering the nose of criminals. They say that “the Committee observes”. It is like writing a love letter and then perfuming it, like we used to do in high school. It says: “The Committee observes that whereas the implementation of MES Project may have been well intended, it also provided opportunities”. Mr. Speaker, Sir, listen to this. This is what is called a love letter. I am surprised they did not put a love note. That it also provided opportunities for some officers to defraud the public. Who are you fooling? There are no ‘some officers’. Those officers are known. The Committee’s view, therefore, is that some of the issues raised as established in the inquiry process, merit further investigations. The recommendation is as follows: “The Committee recommends that EACC investigates these matters”. You know there are words referred to as ambiguity and circumlocution. “These matters” is an ambiguous statement for a very clear statement. This criminal enterprise - I said this in Kitui County. I told these Committee Members that if they are not prepared to meet face to face with the mafia, scandal and criminals, they should step down from this Committee. How is it that somebody who is a director of a company refused to attend a The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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